Tor’s Best Of The Decade: TV Drama

December 29, 2019

I don’t get into many dramas. I obviously prefer stuff that’s silly. Even in real life. So, while I like my list, there weren’t any hard decisions.

10. Better Call Saul - It’s that rare spinoff that is a good complement to the show it spun off from. It’s really this and “Joey” and the rest are garbage. Rhea Seahorn is awesome in it.

9. Fargo - I don’t normally like shows that give us essentially a new show with new characters every season but Fargo is great. First season is still my favorite. That one had the people in the picture below.

8. Bunheads - This is the show that came in between Gilmore Girls and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. It only lasted one season but it was a wonderful season. I’ve actually gone back and watched it all again because I loved it so much. I can’t wait to see Sutton Foster in “The Music Man” next year.

7. Walking Dead - It’s unfortunate that the show continues to be on because it makes it hard to remember how “must see” it was. We used to stop everything we were doing and watch it each Sunday night. It was still a great show for many seasons. I miss Glenn.

6. Succession - This is an excellent show about terrible people. We watched both seasons in a couple of weeks. The scenes involving Tom and Greg (pictured) are so enjoyable.

5. Mindhunter - This is a show about the early days of classifying serial killers. I like serial killer stuff. Does that say something about me? Probably not.

4. Sons Of Anarchy - I hate motorcycles and I still loved this show. It’s unforgettable.

3. Justified - Boyd Crowder is an all-time great TV character. The interplay between Raylan and Boyd is high quality all throughout the series. Every character is perfect.

2. Game Of Thrones - This replaced Walking Dead as the “must see” Sunday night show and kept that designation until the series ended. Did I love every choice they made? No. But also yes.

1. Breaking Bad - I haven’t watched the movie yet because I’m worried it won’t live up to the show. Sometimes you can’t go back. Watching a nice, meek person become an evil villain over a few seasons is an incredible experience.